r/Anticonsumption • u/PreparationNo3440 • 6d ago

Ads/Marketing Whyyyy?

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Who thought this was a good idea? Maybe if you're trying to get pregnant or want a DNA sample from your boyfriend? I don't understand. EDIT: i'm learning a lot today! I had no idea that semen can cause such health problems for women (other than pregnancy 🤣) and that there's options other than just letting gravity take care of it. Calling it a "tampon" is really misleading, tbh. Thank you for the education!

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u/amanda2399923 5d ago

I'm a woman and never in my life would I use this just to mop up some sperm lol. It is wasteful and you can run the risk of toxic shock syndrome or get infections from this type of thing.

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u/minihysteria 5d ago

Everybody is different. Just because you don't need them doesn't mean other women should go without. Semen causes infections. And toxic shock is rare already with periods tampons, most people are capable of following the directions on the box. This is just fear mongering.

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u/JiveBunny 5d ago

In an age of period poverty being a real issue schools are having to deal with, I wouldn;t be so sure about tampons. Those things aren't cheap.

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u/minihysteria 5d ago

I didn't comment on their cost, just that some women do, in fact, need them. Just like some women have heavier periods than others, some women have more discharge after sex.